Modesto CA

A series of four fires recently broke out at Stockton’s Emergency Food Bank, two of which were targeted arson, according to an organization official. The food bank, which has operated since 1968, provides free groceries to roughly 500 to 550 households daily, according to Jimmy Garza, director of warehouse operations.

Population growth. Aging Baby Boomers. More people with health coverage. Together they add up to a healthcare workforce shortage that’s been building in California for decades. Since 2018, HealthForce Partners California has worked to close the workforce gap under the fiscal sponsorship of United Way of San Joaquin...

City trucks rolled into the levee-lined outskirts of Trinity Parkway in Stockton Tuesday morning, marking the end of what many unhoused residents called a community, and what city officials labeled “a threat to public safety.”. The encampment sits on land owned by San Joaquin County, but the city of...

July 25, 2025 – Hilmar, CA – Merced County Sheriff's Office officials report that on July 24, 2025, at 10:44 a.m., our. dispatch received a call of a silent alarm for a robbery in progress at the Westamerica Bank in Hilmar. Deputies arrived on the scene within minutes and located the suspect, identified as...

Arrest Made in Ongoing Fraud Scheme; Detectives Seek Potential Additional Victims. July 25, 2025 – Turlock Police Department officials report that detectives have arrested 40-year-old Yuwen. Zheng, a resident of San Gabriel, in connection with an ongoing and elaborate fraud scheme that targeted a Turlock senior and...

In our Reality Check stories, Modesto Bee journalists deliver fast facts about the issues that matter to local residents to hold officials and institutions accountable. Read more. Story idea? [email protected] . Cockroaches were a violation for five Stanislaus County food facilities in the first couple of weeks in...

Antonio "Tony" Sajor glanced out of a window that overlooked downtown Stockton on the upper floors of the Stockton Police Department headquarters. As he looked at the city, he recalled what led him to become a cop for 28 years in his hometown. He said when he was a boy, his uncle would tell him stories about being a...

Get ready, Stockton — comedy’s rising star René Vaca is coming to town for one night only! The 28-year-old stand-up sensation, known for his razor-sharp wit and unfiltered storytelling, will take the stage at the historic Bob Hope Theatre on Saturday, September 27, 2025. Hailing from Southern...

This story was originally published by SJV Water. A water district 200 miles north of Kern County is fighting back against a local agency’s threat to terminate an agreement that has supplied a 600-home development for the past 24 years. Residents of the development, called Diablo Grande just west...

Several new initiatives funded through national opioid settlement agreements and federal COVID-era relief dollars are expanding access to behavioral health, substance use and crisis response services in Stockton. Community Medical Centers (CMC) and Care Solace are coordinating care through a combination of...